Josep Melo’s family background allows him to combine intellectual work with craftsmanship. From a very early age he was obsessed with making guitars: as he grew older they went everywhere with him and he began to build up a collection. Apart from playing them he also studied their form, their design, their sound, the wood they were made from… The collection grew and so did his knowledge which was clearly contributed to by his training as a designer, and this afforded him a rigour in his work and in his thinking.

JM5

IN MEMORY OF JAMES L. D’AQUISTO

Designed for maximum versatility and in accordance with the teachings of the late James D’Aquisto, this model attains a sonority, which has fine definition and precision while preserving its superior volume, projection and harmonic richness. The ability to modify the dimensions of the soundholes, the four position tailpiece and the removable pickguard combine to allow the artist the greatest possible flexibility and control over the extended sonic possibilities of this fine instrument.